Six Bathing Rituals and Traditions from Around the World
- Istimewa
VIVA – Bathing is one of the activities that someone must do to take care of the body and maintain the health. Bathing is often used as a way to clear the mind and even become a sacred ritual.
Some countries make bathing a tradition and ritual. Usually, this bathing ritual comes from certain meaningful traditional beliefs. Well, here are some countries that have bathing rituals around the world from various sources.
1. Flower Bath, Indonesia
Mandi kembang.
- U-Report
Indonesia has a rich culture. There are also many bathing traditions in Indonesia, one is the flower bath. Flower bath is usually done by Indonesians to get many benefits.
Flower baths are indeed synonymous with mystical things in Indonesia; however, flower baths are believed to be able to lose weight, and provide a better aura or energy for the body. The flowers used for bathing are not arbitrary.
Among the list of flowers that have high positive energy, and radiance is white and red roses, ylang flowers, kantil, Cempaka, jasmine, and tuberose.
Through the flower bath, people can relieve stress and depression, get rid of acne naturally and be able to heal hemorrhoids.
2. Melukat, Indonesia
Ritual Melukat di Desa Sebatu
- ANTARA FOTO/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo
Besides flower bathing, Indonesia also has a unique bathing ritual, namely Melukat. Melukat comes from Bali that has the purpose of cleansing the self-body and getting positive energy. When doing melukat, someone will feel sadness that comes from within the body.
Through melukat, the deepest sadness will disappear and make the feeling more relieved. Balinese Hindus perform this traditional bathing ritual as a means to ask God for blessings.
3. Onsen, Japan
Nyuto Onsenkyo
- Nagano Tourism Organization
Onsen is one of the rituals of bathing in Japan. For Japanese people, soaking in an onsen is more than just submerging the body in water but also the main culture of this country.
The Japanese believe that performing this bathing ritual can provide benefits for the health of the body and skin. The many volcanic mountains scattered in Japan use the air source for more than 20,000 onsens in this Sakura country.
